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JUNE Sat 2 June Morbecque Ceremonies Municipality of Morbecque 03 28 41 81 86 [email protected] Fri 8 June Le Hamel / Community 8.00pm: Cabaret show « Comme en 14 » (Like in 14) Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel centre 03 22 96 91 72 / 06 76 86 22 93 [email protected] Sat 9 June Le Hamel Great War Day: Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel Community centre 2.00pm – 7.00pm: Stamp exhibition on the First World War 03 22 96 91 72 / 06 76 86 22 93 Community centre 7.00pm: Meal with musical entertainment [email protected] Stadium 11.00pm: Dancing fountain show with evocation of the First World War Sat 16 June Péronne World football cup in Russia: Johan BISSIAU, Point of contact for vs Australia live screening Australia 2018 in charge of sporting events [email protected] Sat 16 June - Sun 16 Péronne / Alfred- “We were Australian in Péronne” exhibition David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Sept Danicourt museum Director [email protected] Sat 23 - Sun 24 June Péronne / Espace Mac Sat, 8.00pm & Sun, 3.00pm: “Tribute to Australia” dance gala David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Orlan Director [email protected] JULY Sun 1 July Péronne / CAM pond “Australian tunes” musical ballad David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Director [email protected] Mon 2 July Le Hamel / Church 8.00pm: Concert by an Australian choir Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel 03 22 96 88 06 / 06 76 86 22 93 [email protected] Mon 2 – Sat 7 July Péronne Summer school - Environmental history of the First World [email protected] War, France and Belgium https://environment1418.sciencesconf.org Wed 4 July Le Hamel / Le Hamel Australian National Commemoration Australian Government Corps Memorial [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Thu 5 July - Tue 4 / Entertainment Photo exhibition by David Delannoy « Poussières d’histoires » Cultural department of the municipality of Sept centre Corbie 03 22 96 43 30 Sat 7 July Péronne / Boinet sports Day “Australian sports and remembrance” Johan BISSIAU, Point of contact for hall Australia 2018 in charge of sporting events [email protected] Tue 10 July Memorial garden opening Mairie de Gueudecourt 03 22 85 67 33 [email protected] Fri 13 July Le Hamel / Community 7.00pm: Evening of the Centenary of the Battle of Le Hamel Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel centre 03 22 96 88 06 / 06 76 86 22 93 [email protected] Thu 19 July Fromelles Annual Town Commemoration Municipality of Fromelles 03 20 50 20 43 [email protected] Fri 20 July Le Tréport 2.00pm: Re-unification ceremony for PTE Hurdis Municipality of Le Tréport 02 35 50 55 20 [email protected] Fri 20 – Sat 21 – Sun Pozières Evening: Sound and Light show Yves POTARD, President of the “Digger 22 July Cote 160” Association 07 60 00 69 43 [email protected] Mon 23 July Pozières Annual Town Commemoration Municipality of Pozières 03 22 74 57 28 [email protected] Fri 27 – Sat 28 – Sun Pozières Evening: Sound and Light show Yves POTARD, President of the “Digger 29 July Cote 160” Association 07 60 00 69 43 [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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AUGUST Fri 3 Aug Lamotte-Warfusée / 8.30pm: « Comme en 14! » cabaret show Val de tourist office Santerre Community 03 22 96 95 76 Centre [email protected]

Sat 4 Aug Harbonnières 9.00am: Commemoration of the liberation of Harbonnières and Gérard THIERRY, President of the of the capture of “ gun” baptised the “Harbonnières Souvenir Français gun” 06 11 90 10 52 [email protected] Marcelcave / Village hall 8.30pm: Show « Carnets de Guerre » (War Diaries) Val de Somme tourist office 03 22 96 95 76 [email protected]

Sun 5 Aug / Ball Trap room 3.00pm: Whimsical Show « Comique Troupier » (Barrack- Val de Somme tourist office Room humour) 03 22 96 95 76 [email protected] 5.00pm: Cabaret Show « Les poilus désenchantés » Val de Somme tourist office 03 22 96 95 76 [email protected] Wed 8 Aug Amiens / Last 100 days Australian Government UK/CAN/AUS/USA Commemoration [email protected] Sun 12 Aug Marcelcave / Town Hall 10.00am: Performance by the “Somme Battlefield Pipe Band” 06 84 40 20 92 Square Mon 13 Aug Villers-Bretonneux / Le 10.00am: The Last Hurray Tour Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux Hamel / Chipilly 03 22 96 31 00 [email protected] Sun 26 Aug Bonnay 10.00am – 4.30pm: Festival of the Centenary “Tribute to the Mairie de Bonnay WW1 French soldiers of the village and the allies” 03 22 48 12 82 [email protected] Fri 31 August Bellenglise 5.00pm – 6.30pm: Ceremony at the French Monument Denis DUVAL, Deputy Mayor of Bellenglise [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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SEPTEMBER Sat 1 Sept Péronne / Pedestrian 12.30am: March for Cecil Healy David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural circuit from Péronne to Director [email protected]

Méricourt-L’abbé 10.00pm: First World War evening Municipality of Méricourt-l’Abbé 06 81 68 61 90 / 06 03 15 83 71 [email protected] Sun 2 Sept Péronne 5.30pm: 100th Anniversary Battle of Mont St Quentin / David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Liberation of Péronne (2018 Year of Australia) Director [email protected] Pozières Horse rally Yves POTARD, President of the “Digger Cote 160” Association 07 60 00 69 43 [email protected] Péronne / Espace Mac Concert by an Australian performer (to be precised) David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Orlan Director [email protected] Méricourt-L’abbé Big musical parade Municipality of Méricourt-l’Abbé 06 81 68 61 90 / 06 03 15 83 71 [email protected] Sun 12 Sept / Escadrille des 6.30pm: Commemorative ceremony and tribute to Georges Municipality of Cachy cigognes square Guynemer 03 22 42 91 17 [email protected] Thu 13 Sept Péronne / Le Picardy Australia on screen David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural movie theatre and Director Béranger junior high [email protected] school Sat 22 - Sun 30 Sept / Community 10.00am – 5.00pm: Exhibition “14-18, from the red zone to the Municipality of Vecquemont centre white zone. Field hospital” 03 22 48 44 73 [email protected] Sat 29 Sept Area commemoration and inauguration (to be confirmed) 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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OCTOBER Tue 2 - Sat 27 Oct Corbie / Entertainment 10.00am – 12.00am and 2.00pm – 6.00pm: Festival of War Val de Somme tourist office centre images: 14-18 in Val de Somme 03 22 96 95 76 [email protected]

Fri 5 Oct Montbrehain Ceremonies to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Municipality of Montbrehain battle 03 23 63 41 09 [email protected] NOVEMBER Sun 4 Nov Le Quesnoy NZ National Commemoration Municipality of Le Quesnoy 03 27 47 55 50 [email protected] Sat 10 Nov Méricourt-L’Abbé End of the afternoon: Remembrance show « Mots tranchées » Municipality of Méricourt-l’Abbé 06 81 68 61 90 / 06 03 15 83 71 [email protected] Arras / British military 5.15pm: Official launch of the Grande Veillée (lighting of more Tourism Office of Arras Pays d’Artois cemetery of Faubourg than 270 WW1 cemeteries spread out across the Pays d’Artois) 03 21 51 26 95 d’Amiens (Boulevard du [email protected] Général de Gaulle) Arras / Church Saint- Nicolas-en-Cité 8.30pm: Concert for the Grande Veillée with a choir of French, British, American and New Zealand singers Sat 10 - Sun 11 Nov / Saint-Pierre 2.30pm – 5.00pm on Saturday 10 nov, and 10.00am – 5.00pm Association de sauvegarde des sites Church on Sunday 11 nov: Exhibition “The soldiers of Hautefeuille of historiques d’Heilly (ASSHH) the First World War” 06 74 39 03 75 [email protected] Sun 11 Nov Villers-Bretonneux / 11.00am: Australian National Commemoration Australian Government Australian National [email protected] Memorial Paris (to be confirmed) French National Commemoration Méricourt-L’Abbé 10.30am: Commemorative ceremony with the pipe band Municipality of Méricourt-l’Abbé “Samarobriva pipes and drums” 06 81 68 61 90 / 06 03 15 83 71 [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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2019 MAY Fri 4 or Sat 5 May Mailly-le-Camp (Aube) 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Mailly camp Mr Jean ODDOU 06 58 47 81 70